The Karate competition of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium between October 27 and October 29. All the competitions was held in the kumite discipline.[1]

Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueSan Rafael Gymnasium
DatesOctober 27 – October 29
Competitors80 from 20 nations
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Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Dominican Republic2305
2  Venezuela2035
3  Mexico*1326
4  United States1102
5  Brazil1045
6  Guatemala1012
7  Colombia1001
  Ecuador1001
9  Chile0145
10  Cuba0123
11  Peru0101
12  Canada0033
13  Netherlands Antilles0011
Totals (13 entries)10102040

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 kg
details
Andrés Rendón
  Colombia
Norberto Sosa
  Dominican Republic
Douglas Brose
  Brazil
Miguel Soffia
  Chile
67 kg
details
Daniel Viveros
  Ecuador
Dennis Novo
  Cuba
Daniel Carrillo
  Mexico
Jean Carlos Peña
  Venezuela
75 kg
details
Dionicio Gustavo
  Dominican Republic
Thomas Scott
  United States
Lester Zamora
  Cuba
David Dubó
  Chile
84 kg
details
Cesar Herrera
  Venezuela
Jorge Pérez
  Dominican Republic
Homero Morales
  Mexico
Sorin Alexadnru
  Canada
+84 kg
details
Angel Aponte
  Venezuela
Alberto Ramirez
  Mexico
Wellington Barbosa
  Brazil
Shaun Dhillon
  Canada

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 kg
details
Ana Villanueva
  Dominican Republic
Gabriela Bruna
  Chile
Jéssica Cândido
  Brazil
Cheili Gonzalez
  Guatemala
55 kg
details
Shannon Nishi
  United States
Karina Diaz
  Dominican Republic
Valéria Kumizaki
  Brazil
Jessy Reyes
  Chile
61 kg
details
Bertha Gutierrez
  Mexico
Alexandra Grande
  Peru
Daniela Suarez
  Venezuela
Marisca Verspaget
  Netherlands Antilles
68 kg
details
Lucélia Ribeiro
  Brazil
Yadira Lira
  Mexico
Yoly Guillen
  Venezuela
Yoandra Moreno
  Cuba
+68 kg
details
Maria Castellanos
  Guatemala
Xhunashi Caballero
  Mexico
Olivia Grant
  Canada
Claudia Vera
  Chile

Schedule edit

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).

Day Date Start Finish Event Phase
Day 14 Thursday October 27, 2011 10:00 14:30 Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg Preliminaries
16:00 17:20 Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg Semifinals
17:25 17:55 Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg Finals
Day 15 Friday October 28, 2011 10:00 14:30 Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg Preliminaries
16:00 17:20 Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg Semifinals
17:25 18:30 Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg Finals
Day 16 Saturday October 29, 2011 10:00 14:30 Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg Preliminaries
16:00 17:20 Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg Semifinals
17:25 18:30 Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg Finals

Qualification edit

Each nation is allowed enter a maximum of ten athletes (one per weight category). Mexico as host nation receives an entry in each weight category, while all other nations had to qualify through four qualifying tournaments.[1] The following nations qualified:[2]

NOC Men Women Total
60kg 67kg 75kg 84kg 84+kg 50kg 55kg 61kg 68kg 68+kg
  Argentina X X X 3
  Brazil X X X X X X 6
  Canada X X X X 4
  Chile X X X X X X 6
  Colombia X X X 3
  Costa Rica X 1
  Cuba X X X X 4
  Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X 8
  Ecuador X X X 3
  El Salvador X X X X X 5
  Guatemala X X X 3
  Mexico X X X X X X X X X X 10
  Netherlands Antilles X 1
  Panama X 1
  Peru X X X X X 5
  Puerto Rico X X 2
  Trinidad and Tobago X 1
  United States X X X X X X 6
  Uruguay X 1
  Venezuela X X X X X X X 7
Total: 20 NOCs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 80

References edit